Amy Groven

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Welcome! I'm Amy and I am excited you found my page!  I have been helping people heal from trauma since 2011. Trauma often creates patterns and loops that extend into many areas of a person's life, and can be difficult or painful to overcome. Often the way people survive their trauma brings them more pain, reinforces negative beliefs that perpetuate a cycle (think bad habits, bad relationships, and low self-esteem), and can contribute to having a chaotic life.

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I have helped people who have suffered from:

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Poor Self-Esteem

• PTSD & Other Trauma 

• Dissociative Disorders

• Somatic Disorders

• Substance Abuse

• Pornography Addiction

• Sexual Abuse

• Domestic Violence

• Childhood Abuse and Neglect

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I work with clients to overcome their past, calm their bodies, and bring peace to their own lives. My practice focuses on bolstering strengths so they can face their past and find new meaning in life. I utilize a variety of techniques, such as grounding and meditation, somatic interventions, EMDR, as well as talk therapy techniques.

I can hold space for you and teach you how to hold that space for yourself. Join me here to learn ways to care for yourself and move past the trauma that has been haunting you.

When I am not treating clients, I can be found riding my adult tricycle, laying under a tree somewhere or playing with my incredibly adorable Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Luna. 

Education & Certificates

Education

2012 Chapman University

Masters of Arts in Psychology with Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy

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2010 California State University Sacramento

Bachelors of Arts in Psychology

Certifications & Continuing Education

2020- Trauma Studies Certificate- Trauma Research Institute

2020- Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing- Institute for Sensory Motor Art Therapy

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2020- EMDR Simplifying Case Formulation- EMDRIA

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2020- EMDR Transgenerational Impact of Trauma- EMDRIA

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2020- EMDR Facilitated by Internal Family Systems- EMDRIA

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2020- Trauma-Related Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders: Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Some of the Most Misunderstood Disorders in the DSM- Pesi

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2019 EMDR Training Course: Integrating EMDR Into Your Practice- EMDR Consulting

2019- Advanced Topics in Clinical Supervision- Zur Institute

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2019- Supervision in the Recovery Field- Zur Institute

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2019- Supervision in Social Work Practice- Zur Institute

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2019-2021 CASOMB Independent Practitioner- California Sex Offender Management Board

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Speaking Engagements

2020- Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Secondary Trauma- Judicial Council

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2019- Motivational Interviewing: Breaking through the Resistance- California Coalition On Sexual Offending

Affiliations

CAMFT- Since 2018